The AWP Team

Nancy McNamara (nancy@academicwebpages.com)
Founder and President, Academic Web Pages, since 2002
BS, Computer Science, UC Santa Barbara, 1981
While Nancy is at the helm of AWP, managing all marketing, development, and financial aspects of the firm, she still gets into the nuts and bolts of project management, data definition, application integration, and development. Prior to founding AWP in 2002, Nancy worked for Interleaf, Inc. in Cambridge, MA, a pioneer in software for technical publishing and document distribution, in a variety of roles ranging from software programmer to marketing director.

Sarah Boyd (sarah.boyd@academicwebpages.com)
Sales Director, Academic Web Pages, since 2011
MBA, Babson College, Wellesley, MA, 1988
BA, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, 1981
Though Sarah spends most of her day focused on sales and marketing activities for AWP, she also serves as de facto operations manager. Prior to joining AWP, Sarah worked in marketing communications for a variety of IT consulting organizations which specialized in workflow and business process management.

Senior Project Manager, Academic Web Pages, since 2013
BA, University of Florida
Meg comes from the exacting world of art book publishing. In her role as AWP project manager, Meg helps clients realize their vision and objectives for their websites, guiding them through each phase of the web development process, and serving as the connection between client and developer.

Robyn Smith (maint@academicwebpages.com)
Director of Support, Academic Web Pages, since 2008
BA, University of Maine at Presque Isle, 1988
Robyn directs the support department for Academic Web Pages and is responsible for managing the support requirements for hundreds of AWP clients with active maintenance contracts. Robyn is an expert in HTML, web navigation design, and CSS. Before joining AWP, Robyn was webmaster and technology resources manager for non-profit organizations. Robyn is a 10-year veteran of the US Air Force, where she served as a weather specialist.

Amanda Black (amanda@academicwebpages.com)
Business Manager, Academic Web Pages, since 2014
Amanda’s background is in administration, financial management, and accounting for human services programs and small businesses. Amanda earned a History BA in 2000 from Westfield State University. Amanda lives in the Pioneer Valley in Massachusetts where she enjoys drawing/painting, swimming/running, cooking/baking and gardening.